Courier pay in London February 2026

How much do couriers in London get paid?

couriers in London earn

£10.68-16.25 per hour

Based on 85 employee reviews

courier salaries can range between £10.68-16.25 per hour in the London area. This data is based on quiz results from 85 employees who live in and around London.

What do top employers pay couriers?

Amazon
£13.48-21.14
See more about Amazon pay

Who are the top courier employers?

  1. TNT
    8.1
  2. Delifresh
    7.5
  3. Amazon
    7.5

Who are the worst courier employers?

  1. Arrow XL
    3.5
  2. Getir
    3.9
  3. Gopuff
    3.9

Recent courier Jobs in London

  1. Logistics Driver at Compass Group posted 13 hours ago
  2. Parcelforce Collection & Delivery Driver (Saturday Only) at Royal Mail posted 2 days ago
  3. Van Driver (8 Month Fixed Contract) at Huws Gray posted yesterday
  4. Van Driver (8 Month Fixed Contract) at Huws Gray posted 2 days ago
  5. Parcel Delivery Driver at Royal Mail posted 3 days ago
  6. Parcel Delivery Driver at Royal Mail posted 3 days ago
See all courier jobs in the London area

How are people paid?

72%
by the hour
28%
an annual salary

Based on 85 employees

What contracts are people on?

26%
9%
14%
51%

Based on 70 employees

courier pay in other places

  1. Courier pay in Glasgow
  2. Courier pay in Birmingham
  3. Courier pay in Nottingham
  4. Courier pay in Sheffield
  5. Courier pay in Liverpool
  6. Courier pay in Manchester
  7. Courier pay in Newcastle
  8. Courier pay in Belfast
  9. Courier pay in Portsmouth
  10. Courier pay in Edinburgh
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What do couriers do?

Delivery drivers have the job of collecting and transporting goods to different locations.

Other names for delivery drivers are:

  • Drivers
  • Couriers
  • Customer delivery drivers
  • Home delivery drivers
  • Van drivers

You’ll be out-and-about driving in this job, in all weathers.

This type of job may involve:

  • Driving locally
  • Customer service
  • Keeping to a delivery schedule
  • Physical work (loading and unloading)
  • Collecting payments
  • Filling out logs and reports

You may have to work on weekends and bank holidays.

If you want to apply for a delivery driver job, you might need the following:

  • A clean driving license
  • You might need to have your own vehicle or rent one
  • The right to work in the UK

For more information, read our guide to working at delivery driver companies.

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